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Hey guys. I love this site. I've learned a ton from it. I need some expert advice now.
I have a design for a shirt that wraps around the collar. The design is on a black shirt. The design is a greyscale image which needs to have the highest resolution as possible. It is of a scarf, and I need the shadows to come out clean.
90% of screen printers in my area told me they couldn't do it.
I found one guy reasonable enough in price, that I've used before. It didn't work. As you may expect, the seams and collar did not allow for a crisp, clean print like I wanted.
We decided they CANNOT be screenprinted. We did however find some scrap transfer paper backing, and print the design on it. We then heat pressed the design and peeled it (cold), it came out beautiful.
Now the paper backing was a remnant of a box of letters and numbers my screen printer ordered for a site similar to sites mentioned in other posts...
Now the questions...
Will screenprinting onto transfer paper backing, and heat pressing the design be as durable and crack resistant as normal printing?
Can I simply screen print plastisol ink onto screen paper backing?
Where can I buy paper I can screen print on, and press directly to the shirt?
Is there any kind of special adhesive used in conjunction with ink when making transferable designs?
Are there any ways to print a consistent quality image that wraps around a collar and is to look like one fluid print? (The shoulder seam is not too big of a concern if we cannot cleanly print on it)
What screen mesh and LPI should I use for printing a high res greyscale image onto paper, and pressing it which will give me the best, most photorealistic print?
IF someone can break down as best as they can, the process of making my own transfers using plastisol ink and a very expensive and professional screen printing machine (my friend's shop), I would be greatly appreciative. We have white plastisol ink by the bucket, 108 shirts - 8 test shirts, and almost no budget left. Paper is about all we can afford, and everywhere I have found has tried to sell me paper you can print out of a printer.
Just for kicks, does anyone know if that would work?
Thanks in advance for anyone dedicating some time to help me out. I really need it!
I have a design for a shirt that wraps around the collar. The design is on a black shirt. The design is a greyscale image which needs to have the highest resolution as possible. It is of a scarf, and I need the shadows to come out clean.
90% of screen printers in my area told me they couldn't do it.
I found one guy reasonable enough in price, that I've used before. It didn't work. As you may expect, the seams and collar did not allow for a crisp, clean print like I wanted.
We decided they CANNOT be screenprinted. We did however find some scrap transfer paper backing, and print the design on it. We then heat pressed the design and peeled it (cold), it came out beautiful.
Now the paper backing was a remnant of a box of letters and numbers my screen printer ordered for a site similar to sites mentioned in other posts...
Now the questions...
Will screenprinting onto transfer paper backing, and heat pressing the design be as durable and crack resistant as normal printing?
Can I simply screen print plastisol ink onto screen paper backing?
Where can I buy paper I can screen print on, and press directly to the shirt?
Is there any kind of special adhesive used in conjunction with ink when making transferable designs?
Are there any ways to print a consistent quality image that wraps around a collar and is to look like one fluid print? (The shoulder seam is not too big of a concern if we cannot cleanly print on it)
What screen mesh and LPI should I use for printing a high res greyscale image onto paper, and pressing it which will give me the best, most photorealistic print?
IF someone can break down as best as they can, the process of making my own transfers using plastisol ink and a very expensive and professional screen printing machine (my friend's shop), I would be greatly appreciative. We have white plastisol ink by the bucket, 108 shirts - 8 test shirts, and almost no budget left. Paper is about all we can afford, and everywhere I have found has tried to sell me paper you can print out of a printer.
Just for kicks, does anyone know if that would work?
Thanks in advance for anyone dedicating some time to help me out. I really need it!